the turks are the second-biggest military in nato. i don't see the turks defending estonia if the russians attacked. i can't imagine that. the french have capability, australia will have capabilities and that is about it. the rest of the nato members i don't see them contributing and being allies we can count on. they expect us to protect them with very little input from us. >> it is possible to criticize nato which i do in the book. primarily for being too big and unwieldy and threatening to russia and at the same time being too disorganized to generate a unified affect in places where it counts. it is interesting to see how the european group within nato started to spend more in the last two or three years, donald trump made the same comments the last few presidents have made, stylistically unusual way and that had an effect. >> half of the effects with russia's invasion of crimea. >> we didn't see a step up. >> actually you do. >> germans began in 2016. >> the germans are going ahead with north stream too. we believe this administr

while we are talking nato i want to in defense of nato for a second mention that nato organization has been focusing on another article of the north atlantic treaty that a lot of people don't spend much time on which is article three which requires self-help nations to be more resilient, focus on nato's identified seven requirements and they got to work together on defending against these active china stops and that's an element of what nato is trying to do to internal resilience and the destruction that brad and corey talk about. >> no one wants to embrace the selected option two is doubling down. fighting to and against all the adversaries we do what it takes and we defeat them and there is nothing we can defeat so that we would do what we do. >> the argument in doubling down is sort of that but narrower stupid we keep on doing what we do but we do it harder for we get more carriers, we spend more money, we get more fifth generation fighters exploit our existing dominance in a narrowly defined form of conventional warfare and that hopefully will work because while i agree with cory a

is pushing nato to become more involved in nato is notorious for not being very competent in situations like this where they are you know when there's violence and the ability to pick off one or 2 people and now the particular donor country has to deal with the political ramifications back home i don't think iraq is a popular mission for nato that's what trance trying to push off on them pumping you know and as for the defense secretary would like to see nato take a bigger role but this kind of attack is something that also works against nato as willingness to go down into that mess and you know carry on with a very unclear mission both for nato and for the united states real quickly i want to touch on something that you just mentioned the u.s. has just boosted its missile defense capability in iraq could this be. this attack could be a response to that move it well i don't have it's a response yet but certainly. it's in the context of that you know the patriot missile is not not the best way to you know protect a country from a missile attack it's basically a lower technology version o

worked in the nato headquarters in brussels and also i studied in nato defense college and also i worked in the nato department in the turkish ministry of foreign affairs so all these things during this long period of mine in diplomatic service i knew that turkish defense system is integrated to nato system and. defense system which is not interoperable with with this system that's to say as $400.00. has to be an autonomous measures which is not connected to the defense system where is where i was in nato there is something called net minutes which means nato air defense ground them by a moment it is interconnected and in that mccann is in the decision when you intercept enemy. missiles coming in you have to make it this in within seconds after within minutes so if the system is not then to integrate it it is no use i mean you cannot use it well if the 2 military systems are incompatible some say that only one support for groups like hired terry or al sharm in aid live is incompatible with international law what does he want out of sending turkish troops and proxies into syria is turkey

angle here and nato doesn't seem to have much of an appetite for these. escapades. on the part of the turks i mean a nato ally here but they already invoke article 4 for consultations which is only one step away from invoking article 5 of self defense for the entire alliance is anybody in nato going to listen to him outside of rhetorical i know that the white house came out for absolute support but that doesn't mean material support no i think it's both a yes and no of their because form for nato and specially them out of state a little bit of conflict here has not been a negative thing that is because. the u.s. has been very anxious all arab. this about turkey and russia getting along too well indeed they don't like that russia gets along too well with serbia with china with germany like the usually it's a problem across the board but with with turkey. some conflict has been good to the extent there is driven a wedge between the turks and the russians however you are correct i don't have an appetite for going to war against russia in order to protect a j

talks on syria libya and iran coming up on the show whose side is nato member turkey actually on we'll ask the country's former foreign minister yes so you have peace whether president either one stands when it comes to the new cold war is the chances of it turning hot rise in syria and there's thousands of men women and children flee from war e.u. nations are involved in is the european union defying international law on refugees we ask the norwegian refugee council if the specter of coronavirus will be used next by the e.u. to subvert international law plus how can you liberal britain in the usa with few hospital beds but capita than russia or china hope to beat coronavirus we get the take of the permanent mission of china to the un fan yong on sanitizing the statistics of coded 19 all of the ball coming up in today's going underground fast attack me after meetings with both u.k. foreign secretary dominic rob and russian president vladimir putin and while deploying ground troops against russian and syrian forces in syria while sending soldiers to libya as he threatens to flood the eu

nato there is something called net nature which means nato air defense ground and vironment it is interconnected and in that mccann is him the decision when you intercept an enemy. missile coming in you have to make it this in within seconds snuffed within minutes so if the system is not then to integrate it it says no use i mean you cannot use it well if the 2 military systems are incompatible some say that the one support for groups like higher terry or al sharm in live is incompatible with international law what does he want out of sending turkish troops and proxies into syria is turkey under earlier one really think it's going to occupy northern syria i hope not because on several occasions within the us stunna and such a process for sissies. both leaders done and put in an on certain occasions plus. rouhani i found rouhani of iran they confirmed on more than one occasion their support to syria's territorial integrity and also to syria's sovereignty i'm not sure whether it's being reported in turkish media but israel has been bombing syria and some commentators have said it's in step with tu

ankara gives the green light to asylum seekers hoping to reach the apparent bid to put pressure on nato into backing its offensive in series italy and it's been a long wait for doing this on john his supporters with the 1st phase of his u.s. extradition case now complaint during the hearing so that we can expand it was kept in a glass cage and denied the opportunity to interact with his lawyers we heard from one of them. couldn't take part in the court process this is inconceivable how can a person be in court without being able to interact or communicate with his lawyers who are representing his interests but also to come in the weekly residents of towns northeastern france accuse their belgian neighbors of illegally dumping garbage across the border. hello welcome the latest developments and look back what's been happening over the last 7 days to you watching weekly here an r.t. international now for employees of russia's sputnik news agency in turkey have been released after questioning the editor in chief along with 3 others were detained in ankara and istanbul on saturday sputnik s

in an apparent bid to pressure nato into supporting its offensive in. the julian assange and his supporters for the 1st phase of his u.s. extradition case now complete the wiki leaks founder and the glass cage and denied opportunity to interact with lawyers we heard from one of them. couldn't take part in the court process this is inconceivable how can a person be in court without being able to interact or communicate with his lawyers who are representing his interests. as events of towns in northeastern france accused. of illegally dumping garbage across the border. good evening and welcome this is the weekly here marty international. 4 employees of russia sputnik news agency in turkey have been released after questioning editor in chief along with 3 others were detained in ankara and istanbul on saturday says that turkish police also searched the office for the no reason was given earlier our correspondent taylor brought me the latest details. has been grabbing headlines in recent days you've seen this picture of migrants flooding across its border bu

that was kind of his intro into nato. he may nato va ry his intro into nato. he may nato vary upset. the russians have not plugged in yet, but it's certainly useful for plugged in yet, but it's certainly usefulfor prudent but plugged in yet, but it's certainly useful for prudent but he's been showing signsjudging useful for prudent but he's been showing signs judging by what's useful for prudent but he's been showing signsjudging by what's been coming out in the newspaper in moscow that he set up. —— putin. i think he is also aware he's not going to back support from nato in this. as a result of that, he has been forced to take a bit of a step back. we will see how that lasts. newscasters love hearing people like you answering real details about the nature of the stories that you're covering which is great, but one thing our viewers are intrigued by is in the business of how our news is in the business of how our news is assembled. the slightly absurd link that we occasionally have to go to in orderto link that we occasionally have to go to in order to try

the green light to asylum seekers hoping to reach the european union in the apparent bid to pressure nato into supporting its offensive in syria's. along with julian assange his supporters with the 1st phase of his u.s. extradition case now complete during the hearings are signs was kept in a glass cage and denied the opportunity to interact with his lawyer we heard from one of them. couldn't take part in the court process this is inconceivable how can a person be in court without being able to interact or communicate with his lawyers who are representing his interests. and paid to die germany's constitutional court repeals a 5 year old ban on assisted suicide service is sparking fears of an exploitative trade in. good afternoon welcome you're watching the weekly here on out. there are fears of a new migration crisis with almost $50000.00 people crossing into europe in just a day that's after turkey opened its e.u. borders and terrific tiddly tore up an agreement with brussels under which it took charge of millions of asylum seekers in return for financial aid and the other side of the bo

that in an apparent bid to pressure nato into supporting its offensive in syria's if it. along with julian the sergeant his supporters for the 1st phase of his u.s. extradition case now complete during the hearings the wiki leaks founder was kept in a glass cage and denied the opportunity to interact with his lawyers we heard from one of them. couldn't take part in the court process this is inconceivable how can a person be in court without being able to interact or communicate with his lawyers who are representing his interests. residents of towns in northeastern france accuse the belgian neighbors of illegally dumping garbage across the border. good afternoon thanks for joining us this is the weekly. there are fears of a new migration crisis with was $50000.00 people crossing into europe in a day that's after turkey opened up its borders to the year and 2 are effectively tore up an agreement with brussels under which it took charge of millions of asylum seekers in return for financial aid on the other side that greek police greeted the newcomers with tear gas. but it. s

in an apparent bid to pressure nato into supporting its offensive in syria is it live. it's been a long week for julian assange and his supporters with the 1st phase of his u.s. extradition case now complete during the hearings a song that was kept in a glass cage and denied the opportunity to interact with his lawyers we heard from one of them. couldn't take part in the court process this is inconceivable how can a person will be in court without being able to interact or communicate with his lawyers who are representing his interests. and paying to die during these constitutional court repeals a 5 year old ban on assisted suicide services sparking fears of an exploitative trade and death. you're watching the weekly here on our team international a recap of the biggest stories from the past 7 days thanks for joining us this hour . there are fears of a new migrant crisis with almost $50000.00 people crossing into europe in a day after turkey opened its borders and affectively tore up an agreement with brussels under which it took charge of millions of asylum seekers and

to try to get weapons from the euro atlantic community that say from nato despite the fact that it was antagonized by the by the nato countries because of turkey's purchase of s. $409.00 because of the development thing eclipse turkey turned again to the in your atlantic community but you're right that the community. does not want to get involved in turkey's fight in exhibit did it surprise you personally when the one said it bias 400 defense systems yes i was surprised because i worked in nato on several occasions in the past in my 40 years of diplomatic career i also worked in the nato headquarters in brussels and also i studied in need to defense college and also i worked in the nato department in the turkish ministry of foreign affairs so well all these things during this long period of mine in diplomatic service i knew that turkish defense system is integrated to need to system and. in a defense system which is not interoperable with with this system that's to say it's $400.00. has to be an autonomous measures which is not connected to the defense system where is where i was in na

gives the green light to asylum seekers hoping to reach a new pin union in an apparent bid to pressured nato into supporting its offensive in seriously of the. month long with julian assange and his supporters with the 1st phase of the u.s. extradition case now complete in the hearings that were getting founder was kept in a glass cage denied the opportunity to interact with his lawyers we heard from one of them. couldn't take part in the court process this is inconceivable how can a person be in court without being able to interact or communicate with his lawyers who are representing his interests. residents of towns in northeastern france accuse the belgian neighbors of illegally dumping garbage across the border. thanks for joining us you're watching the weekly here on art 1st this hour 4 employees of russia sputnik news agency in turkey have been released after questioning the editor in chief along with 3 others were detained in ankara and istanbul on saturday sputnik says that turkish police have also searched the istanbul office although no reason was given as to why to get more on thi

nato security is u.s. security and the continued protection of every american is dependent upon a strong nato alliance. our allies selfish -- selflessly demonstrated this commitment when they came to america's aid after the terrorist attack on 9/11 and it is important that the united states remain committed to our allies and our shared democratic values as well. this is a good measure and i am pleased to support it. i urge all members to do the same. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2444, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid n the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. sires: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the

the turks are the second biggest military in nato i see them coming into estonia. i just can't imagine that. those that have capabilities and that it is about i don't see them contributing and being allies they expect us to protect them with very little input from us. >> i do criticize in the book nothing is too big or unwieldy and threatening to rush about the same time to generate that unified effect and how that european group with the nato but president trump with the last three or four president has mad made. >> so that actually has had. >> and with that russian invasion of crimea. >> and where the germans began in 2016. >> they are going at it we believe this administration and maybe you don't will make germany and europe more dependent on russia than ever. and the program that people pay attention to. >> and people say we are a treaty ally. that is the difference with allies by treaty and those certain requirements and those on the ground. and the one of the points i make in the book is us dominance poses that adaptation challenge so chosen to focus on certa

to those who gone are the problem for turkey is the nato alliance principle is an attack on the lawn is an attack on all but the turks might be risking trying to save an attack by one nato states brings in all the others to support it and i think there's a lot of reluctance to see the need to come into a confrontation with russia so there's quite a lot of powerful voices in nato who support the turks desire to see the syrian army's offensive stopped but i'm not sure they want to go beyond words and perhaps in both gestures so it seems ever gone deployed another tactic trying to force europe's hand. what we did is we opened up orders because you promised us assistance but you did nothing and we would not close those doors because the e.u. must keep its word just hours later crowds of migrants rushed to the frontier buy food by bus by train even risking their lives at sea. and not all of them off from syria i'm from afghanistan are going to greece for a better life just as government did right by opening the borders i have been in turkey since i was 3 i'm originally from afghanistan i

and nato will come to his aid. that hasn't happened i mean he's gotten a lot of pushback from the european union do you think he miscalculated with this. well yes and no of course he knows that the europeans response is of slow they are not as emotional as his responses but sometimes also emotions play a major role and specially if we see that what happened at the greek turkish border we look at the turkish t.v. they're also like trying to to to to exploit the situation to show the grew some immoral hypocritical europeans trying to fend off a few few migrants from the borders at the same time we know that the bilateral relationship between turkey and greece is really at an all time low but the turks know that emotions also are important to the european politicians european audience no but let's. let's not be too emotional but let's look at what's happening behind the behind the scene i think the european governments especially on a professional level those that have to work with the turks there is very much high ho

nato is still looking for a mission to exist turkey she actually should be in a very strong position as a regional player but it seems to have it goes from one misstep to the other it's not playing to his advantages it constantly plays to its disadvantage for me it's remarkable well i think you're going to have to prove that god made huge mistakes and it's enough just to quote his statements in the last 2 weeks 1st russia must get out of the way and let me deal with you know on the 2nd one i have no problem with russia so basically contradicting self so many times about this is why does he have to deal with his son why you see in syria and says anybody gadget question this is a 3000000 what are the turks doing in syria is exactly the question but the more stable think is the edge over the western media and the western elite because i slightly disagree with that expense he says that they would get more support at about let me call to the headline of the spiegel magazine right before the meeting between abbott and why the europeans must support that's the kind of language that they're

nato also has an obligation to respond to anyemrs' concerns and that's why nato has already had a session at its headquarters to discuss the emerging situation in syria. so i think nato is doing what it can do. it's being supported supportive of turary inss understanding the challenges it has and recognize being the security situaon right on its border. so i think, you know, nato is fulfilling thoe sobblegations and will always continue to do so under its charter. nick: turkey is a member of nato we should remind our viewers. and has askedor more. and from the united states. we sog president e make another deal with president putin of turkey. this is not the first deal that the two have made.ib is i an opportunity for the u.s. or nato to try and help turkeyore and in so doing, try and perhaps begin to reduce that tnkish russ partnership? >> i think -- i think certainly in -- what turkey learning slightly the hard way is that russia is one of the most unreliable ptners youould have. i think it's -- it is really methe chirkens coming to roost. that if you do a deal with russia, and count yo

africa but turkey has no no ally with him turkey is part of nato and it wants the nato countries to support him but benito countries said we're never going to support you because you're giving your attention every word so he knows that the nato countries and the european countries will not support him saw he has a one and a big leverage over the european union it's that crisis and he wants to push push through this this advantage in order to lead opened the door and go to europe in order to get the european backs confronting russia and confronting other countries and officially greece. a u.s. submarine has been captured on film breaking through ice in the arctic critics saying it's a clear sign of an increasing military presence in the far north that has always taken part in a u.s. led drill aimed at improving operational capabilities in the frozen region. earlier this week u.s. and canadian fighter jets intercepted 2 russian reconnaissance aircraft off the alaskan coast the u.s. has been raising concerns over claim threats in the arctic region last year congress approved funding for 2 new

territory nato territory territory kind of weaponry and it leaves is need to take a tree this is how they view it this is made look times and why don't you know google group is another thing that stunned me you know yesterday they came out with that headline the agreement in more school is bad news for the west just imagine. you know by doing so if they're fighting there will be border because of the gates open the floodgates and the more standard will all to come with that you know that he can seize some kind of a settlement settlement between russia and turkey because he writes putin previously or what it has failed in his previously successful efforts to cultivate new star began in the hope that turkey the eastern most member of nato would prashar saw discord within the united states led military ok ok so this is little you may know but this is the because it's actually on its head let me go back to. deimos i mean dealers are media expert here and wonderful research but the fact of the matter is if you look at the secretary mike pompei o during this process he was egging the turks

yes it does pay to sweden is a nazi a member of nato but does cooperate with nato and in the stockholm region they are implementing i suppose a battle strategies to make sure that their decisions are all in line and they're not making they're not making mistakes in preparing for what could be a spike in cases over the next few days over the next week after they studied curves in italy here in malmo across sweden in fact hospitals are taking emergency measures setting up tents to sort out people with coronavirus symptoms from those. who don't. there's really a difference between how societies dealing with mainly recommendations and how the hospitals are doing it particularly to protect the elderly groups particularly with those very strong measures up in stock and. building their defenses against the coronavirus as hospitals in sweden go into a war footing tents at the entrance to emergency wards will now separate patients who have covert 19 symptoms hopefully to protect those who don't. while in stockholm at the epicenter of the virus in sweden a rush hour without the rush reflects the

africa but turkey has not not ally with him turkey is part of nato and it wants the nato countries to support him but the nato countries said we're never going to support you because you are giving tension everywhere so he knows that that the nato countries and the european countries will not support him so he has the one big leverage of the european union it's that crisis and he wants to put the poor so the. advantage in order to lead. to europe in order to get the european backs confronting russia and confronting other countries and specially greece. joe biden heads the pack in the race to clinch the democratic party nomination after the former u.s. vice president chalked a big wins in the latest round of primaries. for all those who have been knocked down all those have been counted let's be sure this is your campaign. just over a week ago many of the pundits declared this kansas used to. now are very much alive. biden won in mississippi michigan missouri and idaho 3 of these are delegate rich states which rival bernie sanders picked up in 2016 that has led to biden being presented

and nato troops within 14 months if the taliban sticks to its parts some of been reports. we destroyed a new chapter may have opened for afghanistan the united states has agreed on a deal that could see the complete to draw all of its troops from its longest running war in the next 14 months. thought. we recognize america shouldn't fight in perpetuity in the graveyard of empires if we can help afghans forge peace and we have respect we believe that the afghan people are ready to start their own course forward. for the past 18 months the taliban and the u.s. government have been negotiating in a cutter finally agreeing on a plan aimed at cementing a permanent peace as part of the deal the taliban will not allow god is found to be used by al qaida and it will continue to fight against isis. see the 7 day reduction of violence last week with a test for them now comes a test for the u.s. commitment it must facilitate the release of 5000 taliban prisoners in a matter of days. we are committed to this agreement to a force that the afghan nation has been suffering for the past 4